Karen Franklin, PhD

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• Australian Forensic Psychology Conference

  Planning to be Down Under in August? Dr. Franklin will present a keynote address, “Global containment and escape: Alternate visions for forensic psychology,” as well as a full-day training workshop, “Diagnosis in flux: Best practices in forensic deployment of the DSM-5 and ICD-11.” Noosa is a stunning coastal town on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast; register early … Continue reading »

• Wallowa Lake training

  If you’re going to be up in the Pacific Northwest in May and want to get your Continuing Education in a picturesque setting, you’re invited to my full-day workshop on forensic diagnosis, sponsored by the Eastern Oregon Psychological Association. The event is their 26th annual Wallowa Lake Conference, at the Eagle Cap Chalet in scenic … Continue reading »

• Competency: Online resources

  The competency training page showcases legal cases with publicly available teaching tools, most of them free and online. Resources include reports, videos and transcripts of hearings and evaluations. Featured cases include: Competency Cases Online Theodore Kaczynski Colin Ferguson Ralph Tortorici Scott Panetti Mike Tyson Steven Hayes John Salvi III José Padilla Competency Cases Online

• Competency cases

  This page compiles publicly accessible resources on legal competencies. From Ted Kaczynski (the Unabomber) To Mike Tyson to Jose Padilla, these resources are freely available for instructors, students, practitioners, and anyone else who is interested, most of them online. For training purposes, it’s hard to beat real-life reports and videos, especially from high-profile or otherwise … Continue reading »

• Hebephilia controversy

  Much of my theoretical work involves exploring implicit ideological underpinnings and hidden biases embedded within forensic psychology paradigms. For this reason, I was fascinated when I first stumbled across the esoteric construct of “hebephilia.” It was a made-to-order exemplar for training purposes, to illustrate the ethical pitfalls of psychiatric diagnosis in the forensic arena. Before … Continue reading »

• Credentials

  Awards Distinguished Scientific Achievement in Psychology, California Psychological Association (2012) Harry Frank Guggenheim Dissertation Fellowship Research and Scholarship Award, Monette/Horwitz Trust Licenses Clinical Psychologist, California (PSY 16570) Clinical Psychologist, Washington (PY 2305) Licensed Private Investigator, California Education Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, San Francisco State University, Summa cum laude Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, California School … Continue reading »

• Profile

  Dr. Franklin has extensive specialized training and experience, and has been qualified as an expert in multiple jurisdictions in Washington, California, Utah, Arizona, and Alaska. Her written reports and court testimony explain the science underlying her reasoning in plain language, with the honesty and professionalism that judges and jurors respect. A licensed private investigator and … Continue reading »

• Forensic psychology career

  I often get queries from students interested in pursuing forensic psychology as a career. Here are some thoughts. Forensic psychologists are licensed clinical psychologists who specialize in applying psychological knowledge to legal matters, both in the criminal and civil arenas. Forensic psychology is an emerging sub-discipline of psychology, with its own professional organizations, training programs, … Continue reading »

• Home

  KAREN FRANKLIN, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist, an instructor at the San Francisco Bay Area campus of Alliant International University, and a member of the Ethics Committee of the California Psychological Association. She specializes in the evaluation and treatment of criminal defendants. Her research on the motivations of hate crime offenders was awarded a … Continue reading »

• Training & Consultation

  Dr. Franklin is available for training workshops, lectures and consultations Topics Forensic ethics Diagnostic controversies Forensic assessment Forensic psychology careers Multiple-perpetrator rape Hate crimes Past trainings Plenary address, Forensic Psychology National Conference, Australian Psychological Society, Queensland, Australia (August 2011) Full-day training, psychiatric diagnosis in forensic settings, Forensic Psychology National Conference, Australia (August 2011) Plenary address, … Continue reading »